Porsche Design Smartphone Captures 3D Images 

Designer André Duarte Silva created a very interesting phone concept, the Porsche Design Smartphone. Using a slick aluminum case, the device comes with a huge multitouch display and reminds us of the iPhone 4. There’s also a speaker on board, between the glass and aluminum body, increasing the device’s appeal and acoustic potential.

There’s also a Quick video access button on the right side of the phone, allowing the user to create home videos, while at the back of the Porsche concept phone you’ll find a dual camera system. One of the cams takes 5MP photos and shoots 720p HD video with stereo sound quality and even records 3D video. Tridimensional photos can also be shot, plus there’s an LED flash on board.

This is an Android unit with custom apps and we have to say that it’s rare a stylish handset gets so many cool specs, especially in the camera and media department.

Palm Pad Concept, Accompanied by Palm Pre 2 and Palm Watch Design

Remember the Palm phone design challenge? Well, the competition might have ended some time ago, but we’re still checking the entries out, like the following combo that includes a Palm Pad tablet concept, a futuristic Palm Pre and even a Palm watch. They are the creation of designer virox.

Our main focus is the Palm Pad, a device we’re all waiting for anxiously, specially as a webOS 2.0 iPad alternative. Supposedly, the unit comes with a 7 inch multitouch display (640 x 960), a 3MP autofocus camera with LED flash, 64GB of internal memory and a 1.2GHz dual core CPU. WiFi and 3G are also supported, making this unit a pretty realistic device.

As far as the Palm Watch is concerned, this is a gadget with a flexible OLED display, notification system and all in all it’s rather a companion to the Palm handset. What do you think of this trio of goodies?

Hovering Cellphone Creates 3D Image by Spinning 

We had to do a bit of reading before showing you this concept, since it’s not as easy to figure out as it sounds. We’re dealing with a hovering cellphone concept, created by In-oh Yoo and Sun-woong Oh for the Metatrend Institute. This is a handset that’s able to spin in mid-air and the device is very closely in contact with its cradle.

The concept is basically a sleek candybar phone, looking a bit like a combo between the iPhone and some Android models. This hovering unit supports wireless charging and we learn that its design is streamlined and thin. Magnets are placed in the cradle and there’s a magnetic stick pulled away from the column, making the handset float.

There’s also an animation associated with the hovering (sand in hourglass, water rising and more). If you get a call, the cradle’s magnets will activate and make the device spin so fast that it’ll create a 3D image, because of the after-image effect. How original is that? Simply wow!

Apple iPhone Nano, All that Love, Smaller Screen 

Well, the Apple iPhone Nano is basically the iPhone 4 with a smaller screen and iOS 4.2 on board. So we’re dealing with a 2.9 inch handset, capable of multitasking and multitouch.

Its display supports a 780 x 480 pixel resolution and the specs list of this iPhone concept also includes WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, 3G+ connectivity, GPS and a 5MP camera with flash. 720p video capture is also among the features, as well as 16/32GB of internal memory and a Sensor Home button.

What do you say? Can this device created by Joy Studios become real?

SimpleSee Cellphone, Designed for Elderly Users and Visually Impaired Folks 

British designer Emma Caddick created a cellphone concept dubbed the SimpleSee, meant to reach the hands and pockets of visually impaired users. Elderly people will also be able to use this unit, that will make their life easier.

Its graphics are simple and easy to read and the casing uses high contrast colors and easy grip plus edging for better stability in the user’s hand. You also get rid of the cables, thanks to a wireless charging dock, so we’re dealing with ergonomics heaven and a very comfortable piece of gadgetry.

Palm C40 Mockup Comes With 4.3 Inch Touch Display, Snapdragon CPU, WiMAX 

Part of the Palm Pre design competition, the Palm C40 mockup was created by David Vogt and it comes with an appealing set of specs. These include a 4.3 inch capacitive touch display (OLED 480 x 800 WVGA) and a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. We’re not going you to bore with common features, so let’s learn more about the most interesting ones, after the break.

Palm C40 supports Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi and WiMAX, it comes with an improved hardware keyboard, a magnesium alloy shell and webOS 2.0 as the choice of OS. This is like a combo between the HTC HD2 and a regular BlackBerry or Palm Pre. What do you think of this design?

Palm Peak – Sprint 4G Design That Borrows from the iPhone

The iPhone 4 and Palm Pre met half way and the Palm Peak concept was born with the aid of designer Steve Lipson. Before we detail the device, we’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and wish the best of luck to the designers who helped us create this wonderful website.

Palm Peak is supposed to be the thinnest sliding phone, with a mere 10mm thickness level. The handset is made from a block of brushed aluminum alloy, making the Peak a very resilient and elegant piece of machinery and also avoiding any possible signal issues. The display on board is a LED IPS one with a 3.8 inch diagonal and a 960 x 640 pixel resolution.

At the back there’s a 5MP camera with LED flash and support for 720p HD video capture. Palm Peak’s battery provides 45 hours of audio and 11 hours of video playback with a single charge. This is a webOS 2.0 device we’re dealing with, one that comes with a Swype keyboard, 4G WiMAX and 3G EVDO support.

There’s even a price tag imagined for the device, but remember that THIS IS NOT A REAL PHONE! Only a design, concept, whatever…